01467nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002300054653001700077653001700094100001200111245010400123856008000227300000900307490000700316520094800323022001401271       2024                            d  c03/202410amolecular vaccines10achild health10aanti-science1 aHotez P00aA Journey in Science: Molecular vaccines for global child health in troubled times of anti-science.  uhttps://molmed.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s10020-024-00786-y.pdf  a1-200 v303 a<p>My scientific life in translational medicine runs in two parallel, yet often converging paths. The first, is four-decade-long commitment to develop new vaccines for parasitic and neglected tropical diseases, as well as pandemic threats. This includes a vaccine for human hookworm infection that I began as an MD-PhD student in New York City in the 1980s, and a new low-cost COVID vaccine that reached almost 100 million people in low- and middle-income countries. Alongside this life in scientific research, is one in public engagement for vaccine and neglected disease diplomacy to ensure that people who live in extreme poverty can benefit from access to biomedical innovations. A troubling element has been the daunting task of countering rising antivaccine activism, which threatens to undermine our global vaccine ecosystem. Yet, this activity may turn out to become just as important for saving lives as developing new vaccines.</p>
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